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Hi there, I have a Dish 722K brand new receiver and I bought a Sling Adapter to watch TV on my PC and Apple devices. I have been through support 4 times, and gotten 3 new receivers and 3 new Sling Adapters, had 1 technician at my house with another due tomorrow morning and nothing has worked. I know it isn't the equipment so it has to be something else.

I plug in the Sling Adapter (tried both front and back USB) and the receiver recognizes it, giving me the congratulations box and telling me I can now watch TV anywhere. The red light on the top of the Sling Adapter never comes on to indicate that it is powered on, and if I go into the System Info 2 screen (by selecting next in System Info 1), all it ever says about the Sling Adapter is "Sling Adapter Status: Updating" and under that, "Sling Adapter Version: AAAYZZZZ". I know the version is wrong because the technician's supervisor checked his and the version was different, plus his status said Ready.

My receiver (HDTV, DVR, and everything else) works great otherwise, and is definitely connected to the internet (high speed) via a Slinglink Turbo. All the tests and diagnostics have been done. I have tried wiring directly from my modem and I've unplugged and plugged back in my receiver, router, modem, and Sling Adapter so many times I can't count. I have left the Sling Adapter plugged in for days hoping it would update, but nothing. My receiver, modem, and router are all plugged directly into the wall.

I can remotely control my TV, set the DVR to record, etc.. because my Slinglink Turbo makes that possible, but I have never been able to watch any TV on any of my devices (ipad, iphone, laptop), or in any browser (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome), these have all been updated and have the appropriate plugins. I am not a tech novice and can usually figure this stuff out, but I'm stumped. I have made sure my nightly receiver updates are enabled, and everything else I can think of. How can I get this thing to update? By the way, my receiver software version is the latest, checked by myself and the technician.

Has anyone ever seen anything like this? I have gotten all the help I think I'm going to get from Dish if they can't fix it tomorrow. (Update: I have in fact gotten tons of support from Dish, very happy with them even though this issue is not yet fixed.)Thanks,Beth

bshaf, pretty much similar problem here. I got my sling adapter about 10 days ago. It worked great viewing web content on browser and my android. Then 5 or 6 days ago it just stopped working.

Everything else works fine. I can browse my 722k DVR content in remote access area just fine. But when I click on "Play on Web" it tries to connect for a 15 to 60 seconds. Some time says connected but the video window stays black, other times various errors like "Problem connecting, please try again later".

I went through support several times. They were useless for the most part. Left it with a "Problem Report" which I cannot track and told me to all back if the problem does not go away in 72 hours. I did not go away.

I have never seen a red light turn on on my sling adapter, even when it was working. Dish Network tech support also asked about the red light. I said I never noticed it on. I also get the message that the "sling adapter is now connected" each time I plug it into the USB port.

I am on L680 VIP 722k software version and can't seem to fix this problem either. I read in another forum that 722k DVRs have more problems than 722 without the "k". Not sure what that means or if it is true...

Please keep this post updated if you make progress. I'll do the same. I will request a replacement sling adapter in the mean time.

peterfan, go into your System Info 2 screen on your Dish receiver (Menu 6, 1, 3, and click next) and scroll down to your Sling Adapter Status. Could you reply with what it says for Status and Version? I'm just curious to see if yours says the same thing mine does.
Thanks

P Smith, Thank you for your willingness to help. I said I wasn't a novice, but I don't know what to do with this data. I can't find anything under my menu for what I need to check. If I go into diagnostics, the button for USB under Analysis is not active, not that that is the correct location anyway, but I did notice that. It doesn't even activate if I plug in a flash drive, which works fine.

Where should I go to generate the information to check this, and what can it tell me when I do?
Thanks

It's at Sysinfo screen (press Menu twice) - your DVR IDs are important; the Sling version is not, as the spool cover all variants: from '0AA1' to 'ZZZZ'.

Actually after close look into the spool rules, I see a few errors, so before those 'engineers' will correct it, you will not get the current version 0026.

The errors are in unbalanced square brackets: '1[0-8][13][0-2]-8]3]3]' & 'RM[BDF-HKMNQ-S].]..6-9].': {ViP722k} R0000000001-R4000000000; actually whole part of Bootstrap ID "-8]3]3]" and BuildConfig ID ".]..6-9]" are wrong !If you like to teach them you can contact by using chat and c&p the string.

For reference - this is correct notation of the rules: '1[0-2][13][C-D0-3]' & 'RA[CDFGJKMPRTV-Z2-46-9].': {ViP211} R0000000001-R4000000000

I just got off the Dish chat. Once I started talking about spool rules and bootstraps, they sent me right to the next level. Hehe. The support guy said he forwarded your information (I c&p your instructions) and that they usually take 72 hours to fix. I will wait and hope.

Thanks so much for your expertise and I will keep this thread posted if it is fixed.

I went into chat to repeat the spooler rules problem hoping it would help. The first half hour of escalation to Tier 2 has gone like this:

Please wait while we find an agent from the (17) Tier 2 Tech Support department to assist you.
All agents are currently busy.
Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment.
Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.
All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.

My sling adapter does not work either. No red light. It comes up and says it is connected but can't watch on mobile devices. In system info screen it says sling adapter status is booting. It has been plugged in for at least a week and no change. I can control DVR through remote access and do all the other things except watch TV anywhere. Frustrated. Would like to find a fix for this.

Yes, how can I get you my contact information or is there a number where I can call?ThanksNevermind, I PMed you

I would propose to continue open talk to benefit each one who has the problem.Or at least post more information about troubleshooting and current status with details.[When it goes behind curtains, it will be same as someone did phone conversation one time - no benefit for new user or a problem.]

I would propose to continue open talk to benefit each one who has the problem.Or at least post more information about troubleshooting and current status with details.[When it goes behind curtains, it will be same as someone did phone conversation one time - no benefit for new user or a problem.]

Well I had my second technician here today and still no luck. I have my third service appointment coming in 1 week on Monday Dec 27. I had to laugh, my first technician had never even seen a Sling Adapter before, he asked me what it was and what it was for. The second wondered aloud why his boss sent him when he wasn't really trained on them either. They played with the plugs a little and tried the same things that have already been done a hundred times, and then said they were sorry and that someone else would have to come. Sigh.

If you take the sling out of the mix for the moment, can you access your DVR online at all, like remote control (play/pause/ffwd, etc.) or scheduling recordings? You should be able to do those things without a sling. If you can't, the problem is your LAN (router blocking something). I initially had remote access problems because I never named my DVR online. Have you tried that?

If you take the sling out of the mix for the moment, can you access your DVR online at all, like remote control (play/pause/ffwd, etc.) or scheduling recordings? You should be able to do those things without a sling. If you can't, the problem is your LAN (router blocking something). I initially had remote access problems because I never named my DVR online. Have you tried that?